Opinion

sept 21 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Sept. 21, 2022.

  • Sep 21, 2022
sept 21 2022
Yukon letters

This week’s mailbox: Bus schedule changes should be posted for accessibility

Regarding accessible bus service I am a handicapped senior who lives at…

  • Sep 19, 2022
Yukon letters
The gymnasium in the Dawson Amateur Athletic Association building was transformed into the Family Theatre by the proprietor, Walter Creamer, in 1911. Some time after this photo was taken, Creamer added one more feature: an American Photoplayer piano, specially designed for movie houses, that came with all sorts of bells and whistles to provide sound effects for the films being screened.” (Courtesy/Gates collection)

History Hunter: The first and last picture shows in the Klondike

Moving pictures were invented by the Lumière Brothers in France in 1896,…

The gymnasium in the Dawson Amateur Athletic Association building was transformed into the Family Theatre by the proprietor, Walter Creamer, in 1911. Some time after this photo was taken, Creamer added one more feature: an American Photoplayer piano, specially designed for movie houses, that came with all sorts of bells and whistles to provide sound effects for the films being screened.” (Courtesy/Gates collection)
Premier Sandy Silver speaks during Question Period at the last session of the legislature’s spring session in 2018. Silver managed the status quo over his six-year term as premier, Keith Halliday argues. (Yukon News file)

Yukonomist: The Silver era’s lessons for future Yukon premiers

Last week Premier Sandy Silver announced he was quitting as premier, just…

Premier Sandy Silver speaks during Question Period at the last session of the legislature’s spring session in 2018. Silver managed the status quo over his six-year term as premier, Keith Halliday argues. (Yukon News file)
sept 16 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Sept. 16, 2022.

  • Sep 16, 2022
sept 16 2022
Yukon letters

This week’s mailbox: The proposed downtown cannabis shop

Mayor and Council, As General Manager of the Fire and Flower Cannabis…

  • Sep 15, 2022
Yukon letters
sept 14 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Sept. 14, 2022.

  • Sep 14, 2022
sept 14 2022
The $2.7M project will improve drainage, as the parking lot collects water after rainfall and snow melt, according to the Yukon’s Department of Highways and Public Works. (Courtesy/Yukon government)

Yukonomist: Priority parking!

A skater friend stayed with us this summer. He was highly impressed…

The $2.7M project will improve drainage, as the parking lot collects water after rainfall and snow melt, according to the Yukon’s Department of Highways and Public Works. (Courtesy/Yukon government)
Sept 9 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Sept. 9, 2022.

  • Sep 9, 2022
Sept 9 2022
sept 7 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Sept. 7, 2022.

  • Sep 7, 2022
sept 7 2022
The film found buried in Dawson in 1978 was encrusted with mud and rust. Many of them became moldy as they thawed out. The films were transported to Ottawa by the military, where they were stabilized by specialists assembled by the National Film Archives. (Courtesy/Kathy Jones-Gates)

History Hunter: Premiere of historical films had a romantic ending

In July 1978, a hoard of silent movie films was uncovered from…

The film found buried in Dawson in 1978 was encrusted with mud and rust. Many of them became moldy as they thawed out. The films were transported to Ottawa by the military, where they were stabilized by specialists assembled by the National Film Archives. (Courtesy/Kathy Jones-Gates)
Yukon letters

This week’s mailbox: Water levels at Army Beach

Water levels too high at Army Beach We are presently seeing, never…

  • Sep 4, 2022
Yukon letters
Yukonomist Keith Halliday

Yukonomist: Star Trek arrives in the Yukon

For the generation of Yukoners who grew up watching Star Trek on…

Yukonomist Keith Halliday
aug 31, 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Aug. 31, 2022.

  • Aug 31, 2022
aug 31, 2022
(Mike Thomas/Yukon News file)

In the Yukon, nature is thriving. We can keep it that way

Chris Rider CPAWS Yukon Nature surrounds us in the Yukon. It is…

  • Aug 28, 2022
(Mike Thomas/Yukon News file)
Yukonomist Keith Halliday

Yukonomist: Comparing the incomparable

We are lucky to have two world-class UNESCO-recognized parks on our doorstep:…

Yukonomist Keith Halliday
aug 26 2022

WYATT’S WORLD

Wyatt’s World for Aug. 26, 2022.

  • Aug 26, 2022
aug 26 2022
(Illustration by Lynn Johnston)

Guitarist in the North: The Globe

Paul Lucas Special to the News Editor’s Note: This column is an…

  • Aug 25, 2022
(Illustration by Lynn Johnston)
aug 24 2022

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Wyatt’s World for Aug. 24, 2022.

  • Aug 24, 2022
aug 24 2022
Modern day events at the Commissioner’s Residence in Dawson City are open to everybody in the community. (Courtesy/Michael Gates)

History Hunter: Death in the dining room

The Commissioner’s Residence, located prominently on Front Street in Dawson City, was…

Modern day events at the Commissioner’s Residence in Dawson City are open to everybody in the community. (Courtesy/Michael Gates)